Rihanna brings back distressed denim

Courtesy of Swedish brand Acne, the distressed denim jacket is back - but this time around, it'll cost you.

BY Alicia Waite |
14 March 2012

Rihanna out and about in her acne Fever Torn jacket. Photo: REX

To those who spent their early teen years at the kitchen table destroying their denim with a cheese-grater, you may be about to have a style déjà vu because, courtesy of Rihanna and luxury Swedish brand Acne, torn patchy denim is officially back on the scene.

In a questionable style revival, every blogger, editor and model around was showing off their threadbare fashion during the autumn/winter 2012 fashion week season, and now fashion juggernaut Rihanna was seen in the style last night, so it's sure to be a hit.

However, far from being a fresh and new design, the Fever Torn jacket, as the item is called, is pretty much your average denim but scuffed and buffed to within an inch of its life and then sold for £420. Expensive though it sounds for a design that looks as though it's dying, lucky buyers can rest assured that each and every jacket is torn differently for a unique style (phew…).

Not put off? You're in good company because the high price tag hasn't put the fashion-enthusiasts off either. Model-turned-blogger Hanneli Mustaparta, US Elle's senior style editor Kate Lanphear, and retail consultant Yasmin Sewell have all been spotted wearing the jacket over the past two weeks, and actress Elle Fanning and blogger Columbine Smille have been wearing the matching jeans (a snip at £310 on
Net-a-porter.com
).

So, unless you're feeling particularly flush, dust off that cheese-grater and dig out your old denim, because this one looks like it's here to stay.